Driver - Front Load

Job Summary: GFL Environmental is looking for a Class 3 Front Load Driver to join our team in Victoria, British Columbia! As a Class 3 driver, you will be responsible for safely, efficiently, and courteously providing waste removal services to customers. An ideal candidate will have a friendly demeanor and is physically capable of completing job duties in a positive, team-oriented and supportive environment.

As the everyday faces of GFL, our Front Load Drivers interact with the community on a day-to-day basis, performing tasks that make those communities safer and cleaner places to live. The primary focus of this role is waste collection and transportation, operating a Front Load truck along your assigned route, and properly disposing of all waste at GFL facilities. The driver must be comfortable operating a Front Load truck.

Why GFL:

• Why Join TEAM GREEN: Excellent Health, Vision, and Dental benefits.
• Retirement Savings: Retirement savings options.
• Overtime: Possible Over Time.
• Work-Life Balance: Excellent Work life balance.
• About GFL: At GFL our goal is to invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow, for life!
• Team Green Identity: Our employees are affectionately known as team green, a name that unites us all under our shared purpose of providing sustainable solutions to enable our customers and communities to be GREEN FOR LIFE!
• Competitive Benefits: We offer a competitive benefits plan, including RRSP match, orthodontics and vision coverage.
• Dynamic Opportunities: With 20,000+ employees across North America, we offer a dynamic set of career opportunities, locations and growth!
• Community Involvement: We appreciate all of the local communities we live and work in, and actively contribute to them through our flagship Full Circle Project.
• Sustainable Future: We believe investing in the future is the right investment, our first fully electric truck is now in operation!
• Public Company: GFL is traded on the NYSE & the TSX – search “GFL” to see our stock performance.

Requirements:

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Licensing: Possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class 3.
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  Experience:
  
  Minimum 1 year of commercial driving experience OR CDL school certificate.
• Equipment Operation: Ability to control operations of equipment; maneuvering truck in and out of spaces, using mirrors to back distances of approximately 120 feet or more.
• Maintenance Knowledge: Knowledge of trucks, their components, and the basic maintenance requirements for safe operation.
• Physical Effort: Exert physical effort including pushing, pulling, bending and lifting items up to 50 lbs.
• Motor Coordination: Use fine motor coordination with arm, hand, finger and leg dexterity.
• Mobility: Ability to kneel, crawl and climb.
• Posture Requirement: Sitting is required 75% of the time.
• Working Conditions: Will vary based on weather conditions; may include exposure to dust, noise, heat, cold and fumes.

Responsibilities:

• Daily Preparation: Upon arriving to work, meet with the team, assess all equipment and upcoming routes, and prepare for the day ahead.
• Vehicle Operation: Driving and operating a Front Load Vehicle on assigned routes, mechanically collecting waste.
• Waste Transport: Transporting all collected solid waste to post-collection facilities.
• Precision Maneuvering: Maneuvering truck in and out of minimum clearance spaces.
• Route Navigation: Using a key map and GPS to locate service addresses.
• Safe Operating Practices: Following safe operating practices, including lock out or tag out procedures.
• Equipment Cleanliness: Cleaning loose trash off the truck or ground around truck.
• Site Maintenance: Maintaining a clean site along roads and highways by tidying container spills that occur during dumping process.
• Inspections & Reporting: Submitting pre-trip and post-trip inspections and/or vehicle condition reports.
• Customer Interaction: Interacting with customers or general public in a courteous manner along designated route.
• Route Communication: Notifying management of any issues along collection route.
• Afternoon Workflow: Perform afternoon tasks, either continuing tasks from the morning or starting new ones (schedule may vary depending on the day-to-day, start time, etc.).
• End-of-Day Wrap-Up: Before heading home, appropriately store equipment and lay groundwork for a smooth next day.

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